Senior Project Engineer - Transmission Design

Bartlett & West•Overland Park, KS

About The Position

Bartlett & West is an employee-owned engineering, technology, and professional services firm headquartered in Topeka, Kansas, with 19 offices across seven Midwestern states. The Senior Project Engineer will design transmission engineering projects, with a focus on line layouts, structure design, and foundation design. The position serves as a technical specialist with in-depth expertise in its focus area and works under the direction of the client and the project manager in charge. The role may help define project scope, meet customer expectations, assist with contract pricing, provide engineering services, oversee project quality, coordinate resources, and meet deadlines and profitability goals. The position may serve as Engineer of Record for project plans and documents, including signing and sealing work products as a Registered Professional Engineer. The engineer typically works on complex projects and may travel 0–10% depending on project needs. An offer is contingent on passing a pre-employment drug screen, which must be completed within 48 hours of contact. Employees may be required to have an acceptable driving record and authorize periodic motor vehicle record checks.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or a related engineering field.
At least 5 years of engineering experience in an appropriate discipline.
Must obtain professional licensure in Kansas and Missouri as soon as possible.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Strong listening and reading skills, including proofreading.
Effective problem-solving and decision-making skills.
Strong interpersonal skills for developing and maintaining client and employee relationships.
Ability to lead, train, and mentor others.
Self-awareness, including understanding one's strengths, limitations, and capabilities.
Self-regulation, including emotional control, trustworthiness, accountability, flexibility, and innovation.
Customer-service orientation and a collaborative approach.
Ability to negotiate.
Analytical and critical-thinking skills.
Ability to achieve business results.
Strong organizational skills and ability to maintain an appropriate level of detail.
Creativity, foresight, and mature judgment in planning, organizing, and resolving problems.
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Strong proficiency in PLS Suite, including CADD, CAISSON, and POLE.
Strong proficiency in MFAD and/or LPile.
Ability to learn new technologies, processes, and software as needed.
Initiative, responsibility, flexibility, and leadership.
Good time-management skills and ability to handle complex, deadline-driven workloads.
Ability to work independently and successfully as part of a team.
Ability to pass a pre-employment drug screen within 48 hours of being contacted.
May be required to have an acceptable driving record and authorize periodic motor vehicle record reports.

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineer (P.E.) licensure is strongly preferred.
PLS-Tower proficiency is a plus.
Knowledge or experience with PLS-CADD, PLS-Pole, MFAD, LPILE, and related design software is preferred.

Responsibilities

Act as a technical specialist in the relevant focus area.
Provide internal technical advice to project managers to support proposals and client presentations.
Collaborate with the client's designee on project planning, scope, concepts, strategies, task organization, effort estimates, fees, risk management, resources, schedules, and cost and budget estimates.
Direct, manage, and participate in producing project deliverables, potentially including signing and sealing work products as a Registered Professional Engineer.
Conduct preliminary studies and prepare plans and cost estimates.
Plan, oversee, and develop final reports for studies.
Define and oversee the design process, including design and plan production.
Conduct project status and review meetings.
Develop and produce specifications and contract documents.
Support bidding and contract awards and oversee contract administration.
Monitor and maintain quality across all project deliverables.
Perform site investigations and prepare reports documenting existing conditions.
Provide input to the project manager and others on monthly project accounting, including review of project time and expense charges.
Coordinate with the project manager and team leader to oversee and direct assignments of engineers and technicians on projects.
Encourage communication and collaboration among project team members, provide constructive performance feedback, and coach team members.
Provide project team member performance information to the team leader, Delivery/Marketing leader, or project manager.
Stay current with engineering trends, techniques, strategies, philosophies, and methods; participate in relevant professional organizations; and maintain professional licensure in states required by the company.
Analyze project issues and recommend efficient, cost-effective solutions.
Meet with equipment vendors on technical matters as directed.
Select project materials and equipment based on performance, cost, and operation and maintenance considerations.
Take on additional responsibilities as requested.